Zakiya Dalila Harris – The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris’s The Other Black Girl is a thrilling, dark yet funny novel reminiscent of Jordan Peele’s Get Out. 26-year-old Nella is tired of being the only Black employee faced with isolation and micro-aggressions. Then, Hazel starts working in the cubicle next to hers. Soon though, a string of events causes Nella to become public enemy number one and Hazel the star employee. Notes start appearing on Nella’s desk telling her to leave. Nella doesn’t want to believe Hazel is behind them but as she starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realises that it isn’t just her career that’s on the line.